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Munkebotn and Furukammen

Date:
31.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
1:45h
Distance:
9.5km

A shorter local hike after yesterday's extended trip to Fitjar.

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Handfjellsåta, Beintjørnvarden and Kinno from Sandvikvåg

Date:
30.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
8:51h
Distance:
32.7km

Started by taking the bus to Halhjem and ferry to Sandvikvåg, from where I followed a small side road to the marked trailhead at Sandvikvågvegen. Besides a point where it was blocked by a falling tree, the trail could be easily followed all the way to Landasåto . Did not meet any people, but I did come across a deer on the way (see the third picture). From Landasåto I connected with the gravel road going in between all of the large windmills, which I partly followed on my way to Handfjellsåta . There was a hiking sign for Handfjellsåta to the northwest, but I quickly lost the trail and ended up finding my own way to the summit. Seems like it would perhaps have been easier to follow the gravel road a bit further and ascended from the north. There was also a trail going south back to the road, but again I lost it, >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
29.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:52h
Distance:
4.3km

Short local evening hike.

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Cabins and cabin ruins at Totland

Date:
27.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
3:25h
Distance:
10.7km

Another hike to visit cabins mentioned in Bergensernes Fjellverden II (BF II), this time at Totland. We parked at Totland parkeringsplass and after figuring out how to pay for the parking, made quick visits to Hardyhytten , Linken and Fanahytten . The former now only a ruin, while the latter two seemed to be in good condition. Døvehytten/ Birkehaug was also located (Totlandsvegen 556), which looked like it had been turned into a permanent residence. Next on the list was Maihaugen , which I had failed to even notice on my previous trips to the area. Note that of the road indicated on the map heading just north of Maihaugen, there are only weak traces, much like the cabin itself it had clearly also seen better days. From Maihaugen we shortly headed north along the gravel road, before leaving the road and following a rather wet trail up to Laksevåg Røde Kors Hjelpekorps' hytte . Another cabin that had >>>

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
26.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:36h
Distance:
3.2km

Short local evening hike.

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Across Hellen festning

Date:
25.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hike
Duration:
0:41h
Distance:
3.7km

Short local hike after work.

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Kviturhytten

Date:
24.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
2:17h
Distance:
7.3km

Warning: This hike includes off-trail light climbing in steep terrain. Consider the track with care! The last cabin ruin in Bergensernes Fjellverden II (BF II) in the area from Sandviksfjellet to Ulriken was what the book refers to as Kviturhytten . After finally locating it on the map, I set out from Årstadveien and followed the road along Svartediket until reaching Kviturbekken. Here I left the road on what almost looked like a trail, following the stream north. Soon the trail however pretty much disappeared and I was left finding my own way up the steep ascent, with only some deer tracks for guidance. More light climbing than hiking, and with lots of loose small to medium size rocks. There was no real problem making progress though, as long as one was careful. There was a lot more left of the cabin than >>>

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Ørneberget, Rognåsen and Håmanen

Date:
23.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:53h
Distance:
8.4km

Local hike in strong winds.

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Kannikenuten from Vevatne

Date:
21.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:19h
Distance:
3.4km

Leaving my bike at the start of the steep tractor road up from Vevatne, I started my ascent to Kannikenuten on foot. Shortly before reaching the top of the valley, a marked trail headed northwest towards the summit. Or at least the first part was marked, but after that it was not really needed anyway. (Note that my GPS decided to take a break on the ascent. Please see the descent route for the actual trail.) The summit provided spectacular views in almost all directions. Very unusual for a summit only 376 meters above sea level. After enjoying the views, I followed the same route back to my bike. In summary, a short nice hike that can be very highly recommended. All that remained was now the long bike ride back home. For more on that please see: Cycling: Tuvefjellet and Kannikenuten . Note that if arriving by car, there is no parking >>>

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Tuvefjellet via Kyrkjefjellet

Date:
21.05.2020
Characteristic:
Hillwalk
Duration:
1:40h
Distance:
5.2km

After finally arriving at the parking lot and the tractor road indicating the start of the unmarked trail towards Kyrkjefjellet , I quickly left my bike behind and continued on foot. When the tractor road ended, I easily followed the trail all the way to the viewpoint southwest of the summit of Kyrkjefjellet , referred to as "Benk 1" (i.e. "Bench 1"), which provided spectacular views towards the west. The views from the summit itself were more limited. So far the trail had been unmarked, but when continuing east, lots of red trail markers suddenly started appearing, marking a trail that could be followed almost all the way to the viewpoint southwest of the summit of Tuvefjellet , referred to as "Benk 2". The red markers continued east from the bench, but did not pass by the summit itself. It was however straightforward to reach the summit from the trail. The best views were not obtained from south of the >>>

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